A History of Illuminated Manuscripts

A History of Illuminated Manuscripts
by Christopher De Hamel

A History of Illuminated Manuscripts
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Author: Christopher De Hamel
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-10
ISBN: 0714829498
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Phaidon Inc Ltd

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I bought this book as a reference for scrolls I create for the Society for Creative Anachronism. It has wonderful detail.

Summary of A History of Illuminated Manuscripts

This survey of illuminated manuscripts provides art historians, specialists and lay readers with a comprehensive view of book manufacturing and decoration, from late Antiquity to the Renaissance.

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